Archive for May 2006
Pilates Equipment Liability & Safety
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Read More8-day Yoga Intervention
Many people strive to attain a lifestyle that includ…
Read MoreDeveloping Better Concentration
Quick. Visualize a group of Olympic runners just before the starting gun. Do they look distracted? Inattentive? Confused? No. Each is the picture of powerful, intense concen…
Read MoreReconnect, Refocus
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Read MoreYoga for Chronic Pain
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Read MoreOne-Stop Shopping
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Read MoreFairway Safety and Performance
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Read MoreThe Elbow Joint
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Injury Prevention: Pilates
Pilates is one of the fastest-growing mind-body offerings and is practiced daily by millions of Americans. In any growing fitness trend that has a rush of new participants, there is also a rush of injuries—and Pilates is no exception. The media tout Pilates as a gentle, nonim…
Read MoreThe Golden Age of Mind-Body Practice
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Read MoreGrapefruit and Avocado Salad
This refreshing salad is great for those dog days
of summer. Serve it as a side dish to your main meal or as an entrée with a loaf of crusty whole-wheat bread. Be…
Cooking Up Your Summer Vacation
More and more vacationers are opting to spend their time off from work toiling in the kitchen—just not their own kitchen. Instead, they are traveling long distances to slave over a wood stove in a rustic Tuscany villa or over a primitive outdoor grill in Tasmania.
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Resource for Moms-To-Be
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Read MoreSchool Gardens Grow Healthy Kids
California grows more than tantalizing fruits and vegetables. To create a bumper crop of healthy children, the state passed an initiative called “A Garden in Every School,” designed to establish and sustain school gardens as learning “laboratories.” The results of this experiment appeared in the November 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Associa…
Read MoreParents’ Perceptions Poor
When it comes to recognizing that their child should lose weight, some parents have the blinders on, according to findings published in the March 2006 issue of Pediatrics.
The study’s goal was to explore parents’ perceptions about their children’s …
Exploring Mind-Body Modalities
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Read MoreEmptying Your (Head) Trash
“There just aren’t enough hours in the day to exercise and eat well!” “My injuries prevent me from working out now that I am older.” “I tr…
Read MoreCapitalizing on Referrals
Now that you’re keeping your existing clients satisfied and happy, the timing is right to ask, “How do I get more clients?” The answers include service, trust, results and personal referrals.
Part of your marketing campaign is grassroots and ongoing in nature…
Wink of an Eye
Used to be, creating Web video was a laborious process requiring deep …
Read MoreLiability and Damages for Fitness-Based Lawsuits
Over the past several issues, we have examined the risks involved in failing to prioritize legal responsibilities in your fitness career and discussed how to actively manage those risks in your daily operations. Now it is time to take the next step and learn about the different catego…
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